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Automated malware signature generation

US8201244B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

20Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Ning Sun · Redmond, US
Patrick Winkler · Walldorf, DE
Chengyun Chu · Redmond, US
Hong Wei Jia · Bellevue, US
Jason Geffner · Bothell, US
Tony Lee · Sammamish, US
Jigar J. Mody · Bellevue, US
Frank J. Swiderski · Cedar Rapids, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 19, 2006
Grant date	Jun 12, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 15, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/564
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Automated malware signature generation is disclosed. Automated malware signature generation includes monitoring incoming unknown files for the presence of malware and analyzing the incoming unknown files based on both a plurality of classifiers of file behavior and a plurality of classifiers of file content. An incoming file is classified as having a particular malware classification based on the analyzing of incoming unknown files and a malware signature is generated for the incoming unknown file based on the particular malware classification. Access is provided to the malware signature.

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